Asus A78M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.52% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive40.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus A78M-A  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '22 at 18:16
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
46.8% Average
Memory 60.1
1-Core 66.6
2-Core 105
47% 77.4 Pts
4-Core 196
8-Core 193
26% 194 Pts
64-Core 189
12% 189 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 250X
PwrHis(1787 7255) 2GB
CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.Q4
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
7.52% Terrible
Lighting 8.7
Reflection 14.5
Parallax 14.1
7% 12.4 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 9.6
Splatting 10
8% 10.3 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.52%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 127 125 119 122 122 MB/s
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
40.3% Average
Read 209
Write 143
Mixed 135
SusWrite 132
35% 155 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 31.3
4K Mixed 18.7
72% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 36.1
DQ Write 40.7
DQ Mixed 34.8
27% 37.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 85%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
68GB free
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 70 59 55 56 57 MB/s
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
53.9% Above average
Read 220
Write 214
Mixed 207
SusWrite 82.4
41% 181 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 30.6
106% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 88.9
86% 137 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78
1TB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 107 108 114 108 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 120
Write 117
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 110
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
38.8% Below average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 7.9
MC Mixed 16.4
41% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 7.3
SC Mixed 11.9
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 127
31% 127 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical A78M-A Builds (Compare 83 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus A78M-A - $75

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $192
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